Unions To Call For Living Wage

07 July 2015

Calls for a "Living Wage" for Irish workers are being discussed at the Biennial Delegate Conference of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. The three day event, which will be attended by over 700 delegates, gets underway today in Ennis, Co Clare. Congress represents around 750 thousand workers north and south of the border. The economy and low hour contracts will also be on the agenda, as well as public services and the TTIP trade deal. ICTU spokesman Macdara Doyle explains the significance of the "Living Wage"...